DV 2026: APRIL Cut-Off Numbers Published!
The Visa Bulletin for March 2026 has been published, revealing the Diversity Visa cut-off numbers that will apply in April 2026.
News
The Visa Bulletin for March 2026 has been published, revealing the Diversity Visa cut-off numbers that will apply in April 2026. The March cut-off numbers were mostly increased (for all regions and nearly all exception countries) for the month of April.
April Cut-Offs
Below are the new cut-off numbers – those that will apply in the DV 2026 Program during the month of April 2026:
What this means
The April 2026 cut-off numbers – as established – means that case numbers that are eligible for April interviews are as follows:
AFRICA: Case Numbers up to, but not including 55,000;
For the Africa region’s exception countries: ALGERIA: Case Numbers up to, but not including 37,000; EGYPT: Case Numbers up to, but not including 30,000;
ASIA: Case Numbers up to, but not including 35,000;
For the Asia region’s only exception country NEPAL: Case Numbers up to, but not including 10,000;
EUROPE: Case Numbers up to, but not including 20,000;
NORTH AMERICA (and the BAHAMAS): Case Numbers up to, but not including 50;
OCEANIA: Case Numbers up to, but not including 1,500;
SOUTH AMERICA (and the CARIBBEAN): Case Numbers up to, but not including 3,000.
Cases Not Yet Eligible
Cases whose case numbers are the same or higher than their region or country cut-off shown above are not eligible for April interviews. Applicants concerned should consider their cut-off number when the next Visa Bulletin is published (anytime from March 7th to 15th) to ascertain their case status. The cut-offs to be revealed in that Visa Bulletin will concern May 2026, the EIGHTH month of interviews in the DV 2026 Program.
Important: A case number being eligible for interview for a given month does not mean that the case concerned will be interviewed during the month in question at all cost. It may well be; it may also not be. In addition to the case number being eligible for interview, other factors contribute to determining when the case concerned will actually be interviewed.
REMINDER
The Visa Bulletin is published every month. It is by means of said publication that Diversity Visa applicants get to know the month when their case will be eligible for interview. For a better understanding of what the Visa Bulletin is and how it works, kindly refer to this article.
